SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2014
Commission File Number 1-14926
KT Corporation
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
1692-1 Seocho-dong
Seocho-gu, Seoul
137-882
Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ¨ No x
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: January 27, 2014 | ||
| KT Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Youngwoo Kim | |
| Name: | Youngwoo Kim | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
| By: | /s/ Tony Yongrae Jung | |
| Name: | Tony Yongrae Jung | |
| Title: | Team Leader | |
Disposal of Treasury Shares
1. Number of shares to be disposed | Common Shares | 986,787 | ||||||||||||
| Other Shares | — | |||||||||||||
2. Price of shares to be disposed (KRW) | Common Shares | 35,350 | ||||||||||||
| Other Shares | — | |||||||||||||
3. Amount of disposal (KRW) | Common Shares | 34,882,920,450 | ||||||||||||
| Other Shares | — | |||||||||||||
4. Period of disposal | Start Date | March 11, 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Close Date | March 11, 2014 | |||||||||||||
5. Reason for disposal | For payment of split off and merger | |||||||||||||
6. Method of disposal | Disposal through market | — | ||||||||||||
| After-hours trading | — | |||||||||||||
| Over the counter trading | 986,787 | |||||||||||||
| Others | — | |||||||||||||
7. Treasury Shares before the disposal | Acquired within Profit available for dividends | Common Shares | 17,221,575 | Ratio (%) | 6.6 | % | ||||||||
| Other Shares | 0 | Ratio (%) | 0 | % | ||||||||||
| Others | Common Shares | 0 | Ratio (%) | 0 | % | |||||||||
| Other Shares | 0 | Ratio (%) | 0 | % | ||||||||||
8. Date of decision for disposal | January 27, 2014 | |||||||||||||
